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Huo Jingtang lowered his eyes: "Why did she bully you?"

Zhao Baiyu said with a smile: "She has a serious face and is soft on the inside, and she came to me to demonstrate."

Huo Jingtang took out fruit from his sleeve: "When I passed the market just now, I saw a store selling gold peaches and lychees, so I wanted to buy some. It was inconvenient to stop at that time, but when I ran back to buy it, I found that it was almost sold out, so I could only buy some. So much."

Both gold peaches and lychees are produced at this time. The former is grown in prefectures and counties near Kyoto, while the latter is abundant in the southeast. Due to the developed water transport, it is more common in the city of Kyoto. Even the provincial capitals near Kyoto have shops selling them. .

However, the supply is still in short supply and the price is expensive, Huo Jingtang can only buy nine.

Zhao Baiyu patted the seat beside him and signaled Huo Jingtang to sit up, took the lychee and peeled it, first gave one to Huo Jingtang, and then peeled one to eat by himself, the juicy pulp filled his mouth instantly, Bring back some long regretted memories.

In the previous life, I was lingering on a sick bed, and I couldn't eat many things, especially the food that easily got angry, among which was lychee.

Zhao Baiyu finds it very interesting that he is in good health in this life but cannot enjoy lychees to his heart's content due to conditions and geography. In his previous life, his conditions allowed and his body refused him to enjoy to his heart's content.

Later, the doctor revealed the meaning of carpe diem, Zhao Baiyu understood, the locked door in his heart was loosened, he ran out of the hospital secretly, looked around on the busy road, and suddenly didn't know how to indulge himself, turned around and saw the intersection A large basket of bright red lychees is placed in front of the fruit shop.

He remembered the sweet taste of lychee, so he bought half a catty and sat on the side of the road to eat it. After returning, he went to the emergency operating room.

That was the only indulgence in his previous life, and he almost lost his life.

The only indulgence in this life is probably to behead three hundred officials, which is also a narrow escape.

It shows that it is better not to be too indulgent in life.

Zhao Baiyu came to the conclusion with a smile, but again, he would still make the same choice.

Sometimes people do what they know they can't do, and there are always times in life when they do something regardless of the consequences.

"The setting sun is infinitely beautiful." Zhao Baiyu sighed.

"Mo Dao Sang Yu Wan, because the sky is full of clouds." Huo Jingtang responded to Zhao Baiyu, and put the peeled, fleshy golden peach into Zhao Baiyu's hand. "If you can't finish eating, just give it to me."

Zhao Baiyu cheerfully ate the bowl-sized gold peaches, peeled all the lychees, fed five to Huo Jingtang, and stretched out his hand for Huo Jingtang to scrub him.

"I can't eat tonight."

"Walk around more later, and you'll be hungry soon."

"Then everyone must stare at me openly and secretly, afraid that you will kidnap me and run away so I can't do business?"

"If I want to take you away, Huo Zhaowen won't even see your face." After wiping Zhao Baiyu's hands, Huo Jingtang raised his eyes and said, "But I can't let you hide on the charge of fugitive. Tibet, besides, you don’t want to.”

"He who knows me is also my husband."

Zhao Baiyu was a little more lively, as if he was an open-minded person without any haze in his heart, but Huo Jingtang, who was familiar with his little man's character, knew that Zhao Baiyu didn't appear relaxed, but he always cooperated with Zhao Baiyu.

Soon someone came to urge them to enter the inn and settle down, and the two went in without much embarrassment.

There were two groups of people sitting in the lobby of the inn, one group was Huo Zhaowen, and the other group was Da Xia's envoy. They did not look sideways at each other but they all observed secretly. They probably guessed the identity of the other party, because Da Xia In the Laishi team, some people showed a frightened expression when they saw Huo Jingtang. It was very likely that they had fought on the battlefield and were afraid of being massacred by Huo Jingtang.

The dinner ended peacefully without any disputes, the staff dispersed silently, and went back to their respective rooms, but the rooms of Zhao Baiyu and Changping were guarded by secret guards.

Coincidentally, the rooms of Zhao Baiyu and Changping were both arranged next door to Daxia Laishi. When they entered the room, they looked at each other, one with a smile on his face, and the other with a cold expression. They closed the door to cut off their sight, and the whole inn was blocked. Silence and darkness prevailed.

***

Five days ago, East Palace.

The fifth prince thought for a while, delayed for several days, and finally told the prince that Zhao Yuzheng had come to him: "What he means is that Changping has an army of [-] dead soldiers that can defeat ten thousand people. If they can be kept and brought over, It’s been like a tiger with wings for us.”

The prince frowned in dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you tell me about Shiro until now?"

The fifth prince was stunned, and said hesitantly: "Zhao Zaizhi and Changping have a bad relationship. As we all know, Shiro is weak and almost died because of Changping. I think Shiro should hate Changping the most..." whispered, "Why did you recommend us La Changping to join the East Palace Party instead? Then Zhao Baiyu hung three hundred heads outside Changping's mansion, making it clear that he was pointing at Changping. He took the initiative to provoke Changping and he was not asking for trouble? Moreover, how did he know that Changping had three hundred Dead man?"

What's more, no matter how powerful three hundred dead soldiers are, they can't withstand thousands of troops, so there's no point in taking this risk.

"Shiro will not do anything that is not good for me, and he will never be unreasonable. He said that there are three hundred dead soldiers in Changping. He probably learned from Zhao Zaizhi. Knowing that Donggong is inferior to Lao Liu in terms of military power, Shiro tried his best Plan for me, even the past life and death enmity can be left behind..."

The prince was moved and said: "Shiro is for me."

It makes sense.

The fifth prince still felt something strange in his heart, "But we are still not sure whether there are really three hundred dead soldiers around Changping. If not, wouldn't all the hard work be in vain?"

Prince: "Send someone to test it once or twice."

The fifth prince thought about it: "When the sixth son's men and horses are about to arrive in the capital, they will have people pretend to be assassins to kill Changping."

Prince: "How can you test the truth if you don't do it? What's more, the people around you as the sixth child are eating nothing? Carefully select a few fierce shots, and show the truth. If Changping really has three hundred No accidents will happen to the dead, otherwise it is just a death, and death can not only express anger for Shiro, but also frame Lao Liu and Zhao Baiyu."

The fifth prince smiled, "I'll arrange people right now."

***

The Crown Princess Lu Wan tremblingly covered her mouth with her hands outside the door. When the guards came, she raised the corner of her skirt and left quietly. After returning to the inner courtyard, facing the maidservants and nuns who came to care, she couldn't help retching .

The eyes of the personal nurse brought by her natal family brightened, thinking that she had it.

"Call the imperial physician!"

"return!"

Lu Wan scolded, her no longer gentle and stern expression frightened both inside and outside the East Palace, and the old nanny sent by the queen to stare at her showed suspicion because of this.

Lu Wan reacted, relaxed her body, and showed a gentle and pale smile: "I'm fine, it's the nausea caused by the hot weather and sluggish appetite, not..." A blushing blushed on her cheeks, she pursed her lips and said, "I'll be fine after a while .Bihe stayed, I remembered that you have a good massage technique, so you stayed to help me fall asleep, and the rest of you will leave."

The old nanny next to the empress said, "This old slave knows some medicine to make fragrances, why don't you stay and make some sleeping fragrances for your empress?"

"No need. You know I'm not used to fragrances, I've always liked floral and fruity aromas." Lu Wan declined, showing a tired expression. "Okay, step back, I'm tired."

The old nanny stared at Lu Wan's expression carefully, and retreated after seeing nothing unusual.

But Lu Wan, who was calm on the surface, was furious at this time, and the hand hidden in the sleeve had to pinch the palm to stop the trembling of the whole body. After everyone withdrew, the maid named Bihe helped her to lie down, one by one. Massage her tingling temples and stiff shoulders.

Lu Wan relaxed slowly, staring at a narcissus on the window sill and said, "Which side are you from?"

Bihe: "The servant just risked his life to admonish her because she couldn't get used to her being kept in the dark."

Lu Wan sneered, no matter how naive she was, she would never believe Bihe's words, but no matter what her purpose was, she helped her anyway.

"What do you want to do?"

Bihe: "Your Majesty has a gentle personality, a kind heart, both talents and looks, and parents who love you. Why hang yourself on a man who has his own heart?"

"That's Chujun Dajing, be careful with your head."

"That's all for the crown prince." Bihe said in a low voice, "Who is the crown prince that His Majesty really values ​​is unknown, and there are so many variables in the future, how can you guarantee that the crown prince will definitely be able to ascend the throne? Even if the crown prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be able to treat the girl, how are you? Definitely." Will you give the Queen's position to a girl who has no heirs? Because you are weak and have no heirs so far, the queen has complained a lot, and the crown prince has repeatedly spoken for you, is it because he loves you or does he have no intention of whether you can give birth to an heir?"

These words pierced Lu Wan's heart, she clenched her palms tightly, the pain made her whole body ache.

"Even if my husband doesn't like it, what can I do? If I marry and obey my husband, husband and wife are of the same body, sharing weal and woe, what can I do?"

Bihe: "Girl, even if you don't care about yourself, don't you also care about Lu Zhiyuan?"

Lu Wan glared at Bihe suddenly: "You dare to touch my family!"

Bihe patted the back of Lu Wan's hand lightly and said, "Girl, it's not us who moved, but the person next to your pillow who wanted to plot against your father. Don't forget that he is the Prime Minister of the Second Mansion with military power."

Lu Wan stared at Bihe, slowly looked away, closed her eyes, and said after a long time: "Help me give my father a word."

Bihe smiled, "Take orders, girl."

***

Bihe found an errand to leave the East Palace, went to a relatively secluded courtyard outside the palace, met the benefactor who had saved her life, and reported on the progress of her mission.

"Lu Wan asked me to tell the crown prince and Zhao Jiasilang..." When talking about Zhao Jiasilang, Bihe hesitated for a moment, but still reported truthfully: "There is an affair, and the three hundred dead men of Princess Changping should be told to Lu Zhiyuan. Can’t you bring the words to the ground?”

"Not a single word." Said the person behind the screen.

Bihe: "Decree."

As soon as Bihe left, her benefactor walked out from behind the screen. It was Zhao Boyong, the current emperor's confidant and one of the prime ministers of the Second Mansion.

Zhao Boyong rubbed his fingertips expressionlessly, and a secret guard came to regularly report Zhao Yuzheng's daily actions.

Except for quietly running to the Fifth Prince's Mansion a few days ago, Zhao Yuzheng spent the rest of the day obediently staying in his courtyard and studying, daily routines were repetitive and boring, and the hidden guards didn't understand why Zhao Boyong wanted him to stare at people day and night .

Zhao Boyong: "Keep watching."

"Yes."

***

Back to the present, the station is late at night.

A few black shadows flitted across the treetops and landed on the roof of the inn, running lightly and fast on the roof. Huo Zhaowen, Huo Jingtang, and one of the martial arts envoys, Da Xia Lai, all opened their eyes at the same time, and heard the sound stop. Princess Yu Changping's room.

The room was pitch black, and Princess Changping sat straight at the table of the Eight Immortals, watching with cold eyes the silver-white sword light flashing into the room, and was killed by the dead after a few quarters of an hour.

The dead men did not find anything that could prove their identity from them. Princess Changping flicked her fingers to signal them to clean up the corpse.

When the room returned to calm, Princess Changping sneered again and again: "They are all my good nephews." She knocked on the table and muttered to herself: "Which good nephew wants to kill me on the way? Huo Jingtang? Xiao Liu? Or the prince?"

The leader of the dead men knelt in front of Changping and said, "The people in Kyoto have already joined me."

Changping obviously knew about this and was not surprised, "Protect the people you should protect, sneak into the capital in batches, and wait for Donggong to find him, and he can find a place for you to stay."

"Decree." The leader of the dead men said, "There is one more thing. There is news from the capital that the Tanghe cavalry has obeyed orders from Huo Jingtang."

Changping's heart moved, and before he had time to think deeply, Huo Zhaowen knocked on the door and asked, "My nephew heard some movement and was worried about my aunt's safety, so I came here to check."

Changping waved back the dead soldiers, opened the door, and saw Huo Zhaowen and a Daxia envoy first, then Huo Jingtang and Zhao Baiyu who were looking at the door of the room diagonally opposite.

Zhao Baiyu glanced at her, then turned his gaze to Daxia Laishi, smiled, and said silently to his mouth: "Collaboration with the enemy country."

Looking at Huo Zhaowen, he also had hesitant eyes, and Changping hated him even more, with a calm and ignorant expression on his face: "I didn't hear anything, you must have heard it wrong."

Changping opened the door openly, and Huo Zhaowen glanced at it, and said chattingly if he didn't find anything strange: "Haven't you slept late at night?"

Changping smiled but said: "Being close to homeland, I can't suppress the feeling of homesickness."

Huo Zhaowen smiled: "It's better to rest earlier, otherwise I won't be in good spirits tomorrow, and I may make my grandmother sad when I see the emperor's grandmother."

Chang Ping: "I remember." When she returned to her room, she looked at the envoy Da Xia, her heart full of doubts. When she closed the door and turned around, she suddenly remembered something that she had neglected all along, "Tanghe cavalry obeyed Huo Jingtang?"

She stared at the battle for the crown prince in the capital, and never included Huo Jingtang in the game. Firstly, he was the son of Prince Jing, and the so-called importance shown by Emperor Yuanshou was actually used by him.

When Huo Jingtang was a child, he was the proton who held back King Jing, and after he was 12 years old, he was a general who could work for the emperor. He gave flowers and brocades to let everyone know that Huo Jingtang was the most beloved and valued junior of Emperor Yuanshou. The fire cooks the oil, just throw it away.

Changping understands her own royal brother, in her heart other than the imperial power is calculation, the only warmth is given to the empress dowager and the dead Cui Qingru, plus Huo Jingtang's status is extremely embarrassing, it is impossible to get the trust of Emperor Yuanshou from the heart .

Afterwards, Huo Jingtang was ordered to return to Beijing, handed over to the military, and married a man, which further confirmed Changping's inner thoughts.

Huo Jingtang was nothing more than a whetstone given to Chu Jun by Emperor Yuan Shou.

But at this moment, she suddenly figured out some neglected details. If Huo Jingtang was really not reused, he would have been executed by Emperor Yuanshou as early as when Prince Jing was seeking to usurp the throne.

Even if they couldn't come to it clearly, they deserved to be left out. How could Huo Jingtang be sent there as soon as something happened in the northwest?

Isn't this giving him military power again?

With Emperor Yuanshou's deep hatred for King Jing, even if Huo Jingtang's biological mother is Cui Qingru, it is impossible to get Emperor Yuanshou's sincere love and trust.

But what if she was wrong and everyone guessed wrong?

Just because everyone knew that Emperor Yuanshou hated King Jing, so the more he believed in Huo Jingtang before, the more others believed that this was a flattery, so it was expected that Huo Jingtang's military power would be taken back. In the battle against the Great Xia, it is best to use everything. No one can guess the deepest but most conspicuous abacus hidden by the emperor, and no one will guess Huo Jingtang's life experience.

Changping's heart was beating like a drum, and her fingers were trembling. The more she thought about it, the more certain her guess was. She discovered the real secret of the most honorable person in the world who sat high above the temple.

Emperor Yuanshou was about to thoroughly investigate Liangjiang's officialdom, and at this juncture, he sent Huo Jingtang away from the center of the dispute over the succession, but sent Zhao Baiyu in, and appointed Xiao Liu as an imperial envoy to drag him into the water. If Zhao Bai hadn't After the three hundred officials were beheaded by the fish knife, it was Xiao Liu who attracted Dong Gong's attention.

Xiao Liu exposed his whereabouts and intentions, and at the same time warned the Central Palace and the East Palace, so that they all thought that Emperor Yuanshou's real favorite prince was Xiao Liu. In addition, there was a Duke Zheng's mansion behind Xiao Liu, which would successfully provoke the East Palace to kill him. Intentionally, and then crazily attacked Xiaoliucha Liangjiang and on the way back to Beijing.

Dogs eat dogs, the more fierce the fight, the better.

No matter which party loses miserably, the other party will suffer heavy losses and be easily dealt with.

At the same time, it made Xiao Liuteng unable to put people in the Liangjiang officialdom, which made it easier for Zhao Baiyu and made it easier for Emperor Yuanshou to deploy as he wanted, so as to leave Huo Jingtang a clean enough southeast officialdom.

By the way, I can clean up the Jizhou army and Zheng Guogong's mansion that lost Xiaoliu.

It's a good calculation, it's really a good calculation to catch everything in one go.

Cui Qingru fell in love with the emperor's brother back then, and she even called her sister-in-law once or twice to make fun of her, but the eighth emperor's brother also liked her, but the woman who had worked so hard to beg for an order was abandoned, not only doting on his concubine and destroying his wife, He even connived at Hou Zhai and his concubine's son to murder Huo Jingtang——

"I think it's a secret knot in the fetus! Brother Huang really has a far-reaching plan for it."

Chang Ping sneered, her heart turned chills, she called herself a wicked person, and she was evil enough to be frank, but her emperor's brother was so cold-hearted that even his own son could be used as a pawn to sacrifice to heaven.

"It's not too late to find out now."

That being said, Changping still felt chills all over his body.

If the guess is correct, Zhao Baiyu probably won't die. Even if she escapes the death of the Liangjiang case and Huo Jingtang ascends the throne in the future, life will definitely not be much easier.

Huo Zhaowen also knew about her secrets in Liangjiang, so he would probably find a reason to kill her after he ascended the throne.

The emperor's brother doesn't like the middle palace, so the prince can be mediocre. Without Huo Jingtang, the prince would not be able to sit on the dragon chair.

"The Two Rivers case was originally intended to create momentum for Huo Jingtang. He tried every means and made a mistake. No one thought that Zhao Baiyu would kill three hundred officials, let alone that Huo Jingtang would rush back from the northwest for a man and wife. Abandoning the army, abandoning the emperor's order, leaving without edict, the crimes can be big or small... It's a pity that there is Cui Guogong guarding the northwest, it's a pity that Daxia surrendered, the timing is not good, if you lose the battle because of this-huh! Huo Jingtang Huo Jingtang is probably well aware of my life experience and the plans of the emperor's brother, so he dared to abandon the army without fear, and ran to the south of the Yangtze River quietly, making no secret of his intention to kill me."

The more flustered Changping became, the calmer he became, the more courageous he became.

"Could it be possible that the person who killed me just now was sent by Huo Jingtang? Was it Zhao Baiyu who instigated it? What did he mean by his smile just now? Why did the Great Xia come to appear at the door of my room? Huo Zhaowen? Doubt what?"

What Zhao Baiyu said during the day scared Changping.

The other party dared to kill three hundred officials, and dared to hang those heads at the gate of her princess mansion at the risk of the world, what else could he not do?

He dared to accuse her of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, wouldn't he intentionally mislead Huo Zhaowen?Yihuo Jingtang attaches great importance to Zhao Baiyu, who knows that he won't be confused when he blows the wind from his pillow?

Chang Ping clenched his palms tightly and couldn't sleep all night again.

***

On the second day, they set off on time and rushed on the road with Daxia Laishi one after the other.

On the way, Changping called Huo Zhaowen to chat beside her carriage. Huo Zhaowen thought she was talking about business, but ended up rambling on and on, and felt impatient.

"My nephew has to coordinate the Liangjiang case so that I can respond to inquiries from my father and the courtiers, so I'm leaving now."

"Who do you think the crown prince is in the heart of the emperor?" Chang Ping asked suddenly.

The impatience in Huo Zhaowen's heart crept up his brows, "The prince has already made up his mind. Auntie, don't let Liangjiang stay here for a long time. After returning to Beijing, I will go to the East Palace to meet the prince of Dajing."

Changping showed a strange smile: "Is it really settled or is there another plan? The crown prince is mediocre, the middle palace is not favored, and the emperor really has no other plans in mind?"

Huo Zhaowen looked at her coldly: "Auntie, you will lose your head if you try to figure out the holy will."

Changping said without fear of death: "You and Zheng Guogong's government thought they would be the final winners, because the emperor's brother showed that he valued and cultivated you. But why didn't you cultivate it sooner and later, why did you choose Huo Jingtang to return the military power? Show that you value it? Since you value you, why did you sacrifice the third child without hesitation, and also cut off all the forces that your Duke Zheng's mansion has operated for many years?"

Huo Zhaowen had a strange expression on his face, but he still had doubts.

Changping smiled brilliantly: "Guess that Huo Jingtang is the son of Prince Jing and has a tyrannical reputation, why is he still highly valued by His Majesty? Don't forget that the fourth child was rejected just for saying a good word for Prince Jing."

Seeing that Huo Zhaowen's expression was a little loose, and there was a hint of hostility in his eyes, Changping smiled even more happily.

"Guess again, Huo Jingtang left without permission, did His Majesty let him go after a few words of non-painful reprimand? Will Zhao Baiyu be pardoned because of Huo Jingtang's pleading? What about the officials?"

Huo Zhaowen looked at Changping coldly and meaningfully: "My aunt is in this situation, but she can still find a gap to sow dissension, it's a shame."

He reprimanded Ma to leave Changping, but he began to observe Huo Jingtang from the corner of his eye, and the details that had been ignored in the past kept zooming in. Although the reality kept denying Changping's provocations, and repeatedly convinced his heart, no emperor would hand over the dragon chair to Huo Jingtang. Brothers and grandchildren, especially his most hated brother.

But the mind still keeps flashing that the father's trust in Huo Jingtang is really different from ordinary people. His mother has privately said that the father loves Huo Jingtang too much. If it wasn't for Cui Qingru being married by Prince Jing, she should have doubted the father. He is Huo Jingtang's biological father.

Huo Jingtang was in charge of the Jiangnan scientific research case, logically speaking, he should also be in charge of the subsequent prison, but the emperor just found an excuse to drive Huo Jingtang away.

It looks like killing a donkey, throwing it away after use, but it is actually protecting him from enmity with courtiers.

The deeper he thought about it, the colder Huo Zhaowen felt.

When he saw the city gate of Kyoto Prefecture, Changping whispered in his ear: "I have seen a drama before. It was about a man and a woman who fell in love with each other. The brother who was partial to the man also loved the woman deeply, so he fought for the love, but he got a hand. Instead of being affectionate in the past, and slandering his wife and son, the man dotes on the child left by his sister-in-law. Why do you think? It turns out that the woman had already conceived before she got married."

"!"

Huo Zhaowen's pupils constricted, and his incomprehensible doubts were finally resolved, so he couldn't express how shocked his heart was.

When they arrived at the post station thirty miles away from the capital, someone stopped the team and demanded that Zhao Baiyu be handed over.

Huo Zhaowen stopped his horse and looked at the prince dressed in plain clothes in front of him and the prison car and shackles behind him. He knew that the prince wanted to use Zhao Baiyu to attack him. When they came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they had the final say on how to torture and how to make a fuss.

When Zhao Baiyu went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he was afraid that he would have to lie down and come out, and Huo Zhaowen would probably be involved in the testimony that the crown prince submitted to the imperial court.

If it was before today, Huo Zhaowen would have cheered up to deal with Donggong's conspiracy, but now there is only sarcasm in his heart.

"Father did not deprive Zhao Baiyu of his official position. He is still a minister of the court. Even if he wants to interrogate Liang Jiang's case, he can't be arrested and imprisoned, unless the second brother has his father's order."

This word fell into the prince's ears because the sixth child was partial to Zhao Baiyu, and they really formed a party.

"Unfortunately, my father asked me to preside over why Zhao Baiyu didn't have the right to kill three hundred officials. I was afraid that things would change if I was too late, so I came here early in the morning to take him to the Ministry of Punishment."

Huo Zhaowen's complexion changed suddenly, the emperor was really calculating, first he arranged for him to be an imperial envoy, and then he handed over Zhao Baiyu to the prince, so that he and the East Palace could be dealt with without bloodshed, clearing the way forward for Huo Jingtang.

But he and the prince, including the third brother and the fifth brother, are not his children?

Huo Zhaowen was filled with resentment and hostility, so he still had to find ways to prevent Zhao Baiyu from being sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Since the emperor's favorite candidate for the crown prince was Huo Jingtang, there was no guarantee that Zhao Baiyu would not use the East Palace and the Liangjiang case to get rid of him .

Knowing that Zhao Baiyu is not a person who cheats the righteousness with personal affection, Huo Zhaowen still can't afford to gamble.

"It's better to wait for me to return to my father, and bring Zhao Baiyu to the imperial court, and let him explain to my father himself. It's time to question the crime, and it's time to reward the award. It's straightforward and saves a lot of effort. Second brother, don't you think so? "

"It's a great fortune not to kill three hundred officials without an edict, so what reward do you expect?" The prince refuted this sentence with a sneer, staring at Huo Zhaowen and asked: "The sixth brother tried his best to prevent Gu from taking Zhao Baiyu away. Could it be that you are afraid that some secrets will be interrogated?"

Huo Zhaowen laughed angrily: "Second brother, do you mean that I ordered Zhao Baiyu to kill three hundred officials?"

Prince: "Second brother doesn't mean that, but bringing people to the Ministry of Punishment is not only the father's intention, but also the interrogation process, and with you as an imperial envoy, Zhao Baiyu can kill three hundred officials, and the sixth brother can't get rid of it no matter what. You two should separate, so as not to be suspicious."

Huo Zhaowen wanted to refute, but when he thought of Huo Jingtang, he shut up and didn't stop the prince's people from crossing the carriage and horses to surround Zhao Baiyu's carriage. He thought indifferently about what would happen next. Zhao Baiyu exposed his position in the heart of his father.

But at this moment, a scream was heard, and looking back, it was the imperial army who opened the curtain of the carriage and was about to go in to catch Zhao Baiyu, who was kicked to the ground.

The prince's expression changed, and he said, "Sixth brother, do you want to rebel!"

Huo Zhaowen said coolly: "Second brother, first see who is kicking someone?"

"Playing with mystery." The crown prince waved his hand, "Pull Zhao Baiyu down!"

As soon as the words fell, the Huan Shou Dao flew out of the carriage, brushed the prince's jade crown with a 'duh', and inserted it into the tree trunk quickly, and the jade crown cracked at the sound, before the prince clasped Huo Zhaowen with his backhand The crime of treason is based on the familiar, unbeatable and arrogant voice from inside the carriage: "Second brother, it's okay if you want to arrest my Xiaolang, just show your majesty's edict to arrest him."

The prince's cheeks twitched, his face darkened instantly, he gritted his teeth thinking, and called him the second child again!There is only one Huo Jingtang in the world who dares to call him the second child!

Just because he lived in the palace for a few years before, and he was a little bit older than him, he always called the second child, and he was not his real brother!The emperor still refuses to correct me!

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"Huo Jingtang, aren't you in the northwest? Alright, Wuzhao has left his post without permission. You little couple are despising the court and the Holy One one by one. You really want to rebel!"

Huo Jingtang got out of the carriage and looked down at the prince condescendingly.

The prince's unforgettable memory was picked up again, his bones ached silently, he couldn't help but take a small step back, and then he heard Huo Jingtang's very ear-piercing 'chi', and his raging anger was instantly ignited.

"Father ordered me to handle this matter. The criminal department's case handling process is to arrest people for interrogation. Who dares to resist the order? Huo Jingtang, I don't care who you are, just ask you, do you want to resist?" Purpose?"

"What about your majesty's oral order? I don't know. The premise of your asking me if I want to resist the decree is that you can come up with the imperial decree to arrest my Xiaolang and take him to the Criminal Ministry! Who knows whether your majesty will ask you to interrogate the case or take him down directly. Without the imperial decree, without taking off the black gauze hat on Xiao Lang's head, and without taking off his official robe, he is still a minister of the third rank of Dajing! If you can't be punished as a doctor, you can't arrest Xiao Lang like a criminal! The shackle prison cart is ready to come up first, if I am not here today, Xiao Lang may not be able to walk out of your prison!"

When Huo Jingtang saw the chained prison cart, his emotions were aroused, and the majestic inner force poured into it and shattered the chained prison cart, his menacing and terrifying gaze firmly locked on the prince.

The prince, who had never been on a battlefield, suddenly lost his legs, swallowed his saliva, and stammered: "Father asked, can you bear it?"

Huo Jingtang: "I will take responsibility for matters related to Xiao Lang."

"Okay." The prince meant something: "I hope you will do what you say."

Huo Zhaowen's face was calm, but his heart was already turbulent. No matter how defiant Huo Jingtang was, he shouldn't have the confidence to resist orders and disrespect, unless he was confident.

Looking back, I happened to meet Princess Changping's eyes, as if saying, "Look, that's the demeanor of a prince, unlike you who are worried all day long for fear of dying from the suspicion of the emperor." It's getting stronger.

After mocking Huo Zhaowen, Princess Changping turned her head and saw Zhao Baiyu. She suddenly had a heart attack and panicked. She always felt that Zhao Baiyu was haunted.

Just as he was about to look away, he found that Zhao Baiyu was looking at other places from a different angle, and whispered something in Huo Jingtang's ear, motioning him to look over.

Huo Jingtang looked back and forth at the angles Princess Changping and Zhao Baiyu were pointing at, showing a hint of understanding.

Chang Ping was startled, looked in the direction Zhao Baiyu pointed, and found that it was Da Xia who had appeared at her door last night, and panicked, what do you mean?

What slander did Zhao Baiyu hear in Huo Jingtang's ear?Did he slander her for having an affair with Daxia?

Chang Ping, who was guessing from himself, became more and more uneasy, but the dead man was not around, so he couldn't tell her what Zhao Baiyu said through his lips.

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Zhao Baiyu was taken back to the county palace by Huo Jingtang, and the prince went to the palace to sue on the same day.

Emperor Yuanshou grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it down as soon as he heard it. The prince was so frightened that he immediately knelt down: "Father is very angry! Huo Jingtang and Zhao Baiyu left their posts without authorization, and the other was lawless. Openly disobeying the imperial edict and disrespecting it, you should be severely punished! This servant will immediately surround the Lin'an County Prince's Mansion with guards, and arrest Huo Jingtang and Zhao Baiyu and put them in prison."

"Have I ever said to capture Zhao Baiyu?"

Emperor Yuanshou's cold voice made the prince startled for a moment, and when he looked up, he met Emperor Yuanshou's cold eyes as if he was looking at something lowly.

How could the royal father react like this?

The prince lost his voice: "But didn't the emperor order me to handle the case of Zhao Baiyu having no right to kill three hundred officials?"

Emperor Yuanshou: "I asked you to ask clearly. I didn't ask you to bring soldiers and knives to arrest people into the Ministry of Criminal Justice! Your Ministry of Criminal Justice is like going in with iron, and you have to be skinned when you come out! Zhao Baiyu is still an upright county. The concubine is still my third-rank minister. If I don’t take off his clothes, I still can’t be a doctor. What about you? You are still at the post station thirty miles away, and you are in a hurry to lead soldiers and knives to arrest him in the prison of the Ministry of punishment. I don’t know how the public is discussing Zhao Baiyu now? You used to fight in the open fire, huh? You still have a prison car and shackles, what? You want Zhao Baiyu to swim in the street? Do you believe it or not? You let Zhao Baiyu swim in the street today , Tomorrow, scholars all over the world will spread word of mouth about how you, the grand prince, despise a Qingtian who is defending the people? Do you think no one can see your thoughts? Put away your shady thoughts!"

The prince was dumbfounded by this unprecedented severe reprimand, and frightenedly admitted his mistake repeatedly: "I know my mistake, it's because I misunderstood what my father meant, and I know what to do."

After a pause, he suddenly turned his mind and asked, "Then the king of Lin'an County should be held accountable for leaving the northwest without permission?"

Emperor Yuanshou: "I will take care of other things, so I don't need you to talk too much."

The prince's mind is in a mess, what are other things?The prince who has the power to supervise the country asks, why is it too much?He can't even ask a courtier who left his post without permission, what kind of prince is he?

Emperor Yuanshou changed the subject: "The envoy from Daxia will discuss the compensation for the defeat with me, Dajing. At that time, the envoy will need to be appeased and the palace banquet will be held...all of these will be handled by you."

The prince's heart finally settled down a little, but he still deeply regretted not being able to take the opportunity to criticize Lao Liu.

"Huo Jingtang has just quelled the war in the Northwest, and made great achievements in battle. In addition, he left his post without authorization for the sake of his family. It is understandable. It is not suitable to ask the crime at this time, so as not to chill the hearts of the soldiers who were born and died. As for Zhao Baiyu..." Yuan Shou The emperor was silent for a long time, and his tone was sullen and tired: "Nowadays, the public opinion is boiling and the people are talking about it. Even the courtiers and scholar-bureaucrats are not calm. They are noisy all day long. No matter what decision they make, it will arouse even greater criticism from the public."

Speaking of stopping here, the prince waited for a long time before he spoke again: "Let's talk again, wait until Daxia is appeased, and then discuss the crime."

The prince's heart sank immediately, he bowed his head in response, and was sent away from Wende Hall.

Walking on the palace road, the more the prince thought about it, the more flustered he became. What does the emperor mean?

No matter what Huo Jingtang or Zhao Baiyu did was to despise the imperial power, even if they did have meritorious service, they couldn't be punished without a word.

Talking about people's feelings and public opinion, but actually delaying time, the original intention was that he didn't want to pursue Zhao Baiyu, and was he afraid of dragging down the sixth son?

The more he thought about it, the more resentful he became, the prince's face was gloomy, and he saw Huo Zhaowen when he turned a palace road, he really said that Cao Cao had arrived.

"Second brother."

"I can't bear it." The crown prince said in a strange way: "I'm afraid of offending my sixth younger brother, so I don't know why it's hard to come to sunset."

Huo Zhaowen was neither angry nor angry, but asked in a low voice: "Did the father find an excuse to push Zhao Baiyu and Huo Jingtang off?"

The crown prince smiled bluntly: "Sixth brother, don't pretend to be a brother and a friend? Can't wait to come here to show off how much father and emperor value you?"

Huo Zhaowen looked tired, he hesitated to speak: "Second brother, don't you understand?"

Prince: "What?"

Huo Zhaowen smiled wryly: "I was just used by my father to block the knife, to shield the prince he really liked from disaster, and to attract the hatred of the second brother."

"Presumptuous!" The prince felt as uncomfortable as being poked in the center, and suddenly asked: "Do you want to bring disaster to the east?"

Huo Zhaowen looked at him directly: "Second brother, if you don't believe me, you can ask the empress."

The prince looked at him coldly.

Huo Zhaowen only said: "Did the second brother doubt that the father treats Huo Jingtang too well? That is the only legitimate son of the eighth uncle that the father hates the most. Think about what will happen to the fourth brother. The second brother should I know it."

The prince's heart skipped a beat, and he didn't say anything. After Huo Zhaowen left, he went around and went to the middle palace.

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